Poetry

A black-and-white photo of the poet, Eric Ormsby, who is a white-haired man wearing glasses and a collared shirt. The background is blue.

July/August 2020 / Poetry

Lord Mayor Magpie

July 10, 2020 - by Eric Ormsby

There he waltzes, / this debonair / line dancer in mid-air

A black and white photo of the poet, a young woman, against a background of varying shades of brown.

July/August 2020 / Poetry

The Peace Lily

July 3, 2020 - by Kayla Czaga

To say the peace lily died / would be an understatement.

A photo of the poet, Shane Book, who stares at the camera with a serious expression. Behind him is a purple background in three shades, from light to dark.

Poetry

Dad Bod

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 - by Shane Book

Why they making / me read this when I got / no vote

A photo of the poet, Barbara Nickel. She has dark straight hair and is smiling at the camera. The background is bright yellow.

Poetry

Essential Tremor

May 29, 2020June 6, 2020 - by Barbara Nickel

If only it were that: a little / trembling in the hand

Image of the poet, Jason Guriel, a man with dark hair and glasses staring into the camera and smiling slightly. The photo is black and white; the background behind him is blue.

June 2020 / Poetry

COVID-19 Couplets

May 23, 2020 - by Jason Guriel

On daily walks, we cut the neighbours swaths / Of space

A photograph of the poet, a man with his chin in his hand and looking toward the right of the frame, against a periwinkle-blue background.

March 2020 / Poetry

Autobiography

March 27, 2020 - by David O'Meara

Without design, the future shrugged. / I hoped I might find myself over there and not / be disappointed.

A photo of the poet, who is smiling at the camera and has short, dark hair. Behind her is a lime-green and black background.

April 2020 / Poetry

Incantation

March 20, 2020 - by Sadiqa de Meijer

One hand pushes the swing, the other holds an open book, / paper valley of an elsewhere.

The poet, Nyla Matuk, stares up toward the right corner of the frame. She has dark hair and wears a dark jacket. The background is periwinkle blue.

Poetry

News Today

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 - by Nyla Matuk

Seafoam, that crabbed allure, / seen and heard along the byroad

A photograph of the poet, a dark-haired bearded man wearing sunglasses and smiling, against a bright orange background.

Poetry

Later Emperors

March 6, 2020 - by Evan Jones

We set the imperial pavilion / on fire, suggested it was lightning, / an act of god.

Tenille Campbell, the poet, smiles at the camera while wrapped in a shawl against a forest-green background.

October 2019 / Poetry

Thick Indigenous Women

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 - by Tenille Campbell

we are curves spilling stories / against your lips

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